Chapter 14: Family Event
Moana

“I’ll pay.”

Ella and I were both shocked when we turned around to see Edrick standing there, credit card in hand, his face covered by sunglasses and a surgical mask.

“Daddy!” Ella exclaimed.

Edrick handed the ice cream salesman his credit card and ruffled Ella’s hair. “Eat your ice cream before it melts,” he said, guiding us away from the stand and the people behind us who were getting quickly annoyed at us for holding up the line to get ice cream.

“I thought you had to work,” Ella said.

“I decided to come home early so I could spend your birthday with you after all,” Edrick replied. “But you weren’t home. Selina told me that you went on an outing…” I couldn’t see his eyes through his sunglasses, but the way his head slowly turned toward me told me everything I needed to know.

bench and Edrick instructed Ella to sit while she finished her ice cream, then he stood next to

did you take her out if you had no money?” he

while. And besides, the driver is close; it

and said nothing else. Ella, who had been listening the entire time, suddenly jumped up from her bench. “This is the best birthday ever!”

would make her go home,

said. “It’s really not safe for us to

pout. “But it’s my birthday,” she whined. “You never want to go anywhere, and I’m having

little girl, Edrick,” I said quietly. “Let her enjoy

to wipe the ice cream off

just as much — if not more — fervor as she had when it was just the two of us. As we spent the afternoon walking around the theme park, I couldn’t help but take out my phone to secretly snap some sweet pictures of Ella and Edrick together. It was so sweet watching them play games together, and seeing

feel tired. Ella, however, still had just as much energy, and insisted on one more ride before we went home. I suggested the ferris wheel because it was

that we were safe from prying eyes, Edrick took off his sunglasses to reveal steely gray eyes that appeared surprisingly happy for the first

Alpha billionaire needed a fun outing just as much as

swayed in the hot summer breeze, and

over the crowd. And behind her,

looking

had only glanced at me on accident. Soon, the ferris wheel began to roll us

mask back on then got out with Ella in one of his arms. Then, he turned around and held out his other

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